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1917 Seler

All the illustrations of line drawings of Uxmal in Eduard Seler's monumental study, "Die Ruinen von Uxmal," published in Abhandlungen der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse, Nr. 3. Berlin: Verlag der Königl. Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1917. The more elaborate drawings are signed by Wilhelm von den Steinem and most of the other drawings are consistent with his hand; based on on-site drawings by Seler and other material. I have scanned these images from the copy in the University of Rochester Library, with appreciation. On this web site, the captions are literal translations of the German caption.



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"Fig. 54. Uxmal. House of the Nuns. Main facade (south front). Stone figure of a flute player (?) from the frieze piece near the east end of the facade."
1917
"Fig. 55. Uxmal. House of the Nuns. North building. Main facade (south front). Stone figure of a human headed bird from the frieze piece near the east end of the facade."
1917
"Fig. 56. Uxmal. House of the Nuns. North building. Mask from the mask column at the north east corner of the building."
1917
"Fig. 57. Uxmal. House of the Nuns. North building. Mask from the mask column on the south east corner of the building."
1917
"Fig. 59. Uxmal. House of the Nuns. North building. Inner or main facade (south front). First (lowest) and third and fourth masks of the mask column B above the third door (counting from the west end)."
1917
"Fig. 60. Uxmal. House of the Nuns. North building. Inner or main facade (south front). First through third masks (from below) of mask column C above the fifth door (counting from the west end )."
1917
"Fig. 61. Uxmal. House of the Nuns. North building. Inner or main facade (south front). Second through fourth masks (from below) of mask column D above the seventh door (counting from the west end)."
1917
"Fig. 62. Uxmal. House of the Nuns. North building. Inner or main facade (south front). Second through fourth masks (counting from below) of mask column F, outward from the last adjacent door towards the east end of the facade."
1917
"Fig. 63-66. Uxmal. House of the Nuns. North building. Main facade (south front). Remnants of the cornices of mask columns B, C, D and F."
1917
"Fig. 67. Uxmal. House of the Nuns. North building. Main facade (south front). Tlaloc-like mask accompanied by the symbol of the year. Cornice of the mask column of the frieze and the highest mask of column B (compare to page 65, fig. 59)."
1917
"Fig. 69. Uxmal. House of the Nuns. North building. Main facade (south front). Frieze decoration above door 6, alternating with the mask columns."
1917
"Fig. 70. Uxmal. Stone figure of a double jaguar or puma, uncovered by Stephens and Catherwood from a hill that was situated east of the middle of the large courtyard on the east foot/base of the House of the Governor. From a drawing by Catherwood."
1917
 

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